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NHS under stress from patients with multiple conditions

Doctors believe that more should be done to meet the needs of patients with multiple health problems and that the current NHS model is outdated and needs radical adjustments.

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Brits can't afford time or money for dental health

Britons are risking their dental health because they can not afford the money or time off work to visit a dentist, research finds.

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Holidaymakers misunderstand the benefits of the EHIC

Holidaymakers misunderstand the benefits of the EHIC as more than half believe the EHIC gives them free emergency medical care anywhere in Europe and 9% believe cardholders get free medical repatriation.

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Aviva income protection payouts hit £29.5m in 2011

Aviva paid more than 91 per cent of income protection claims in 2011.

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David Cameron faces pressure as NHS waiting times grow

PM's election pledge in jeopardy as report reveals patients waiting 6% longer and fewer receiving planned operations

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Overnight discharges from NHS hospitals to be examined

The government is investigating after figures emerged suggesting that hospital patients in England have been discharged overnight to free up beds.

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NHS hospital parking fee rises criticised

More than a quarter of hospital trusts in England increased car parking charges for patients and visitors in the year to last April, figures show.

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20 million Brits without financial safety net

Over 20 million people in the UK would be unable to maintain their current lifestyle after September 2012 if they had to live off any "emergency" funds, it was claimed yesterday.

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Four out of five new parents 'skimping' on life cover

Four out of five new parents are risking their children's financial futures by “skimping” on life cover, according to research published this week.

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Majority of GPs expect to see more rationing of care in NHS

More than eight in ten GPs believe that there will be greater rationing of care in the NHS as a result of the financial challenges facing the health service.

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Breast cancer drugs blocked from NHS

Two more cancer drugs have been provisionally banned for NHS after it was decided they were too expensive for the potential results.

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NICE: Prostate cancer drug too costly for NHS

A drug that can extend the life of men with advanced prostate cancer by more than three months has provisionally been rejected for NHS use.

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Protection timebomb ticking as consumers spend all of their salary or more

Cash-strapped consumers could be in much worse financial shape if they keep spending on the here and now and fail to provide an adequate money safety net should the worst happen and they fall seriously ill, it has been claimed.

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NHS hospitals spending less than £5 a day on food

Almost one in ten NHS hospital trusts are spending less than £5 a day on breakfast, lunch and dinner for each patient and some are spending as little as £2.57

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Government reneging on promise to tackle NHS waiting times, claims Labour

Labour has accused the Government of reneging on a promise to tackle NHS waiting times just weeks after making it.

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Indebted NHS trusts "in shocking state"

The dire financial state of NHS hospitals has been re-iterated by MPs, who warn that the Government's plans to give them more autonomy will not succeed unless major changes are made, including merging trusts.

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Home Insurance more important over winter months

Winter time can cause all sorts of trouble for homeowners, with one of the main complaints being frozen pipes.

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Research shows out of work sick face massive consequences

Leaving work due to illness and injury is as damaging as becoming unemployed, and can damage spouses income too, according to new research.

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NHS staff vote in favour of industrial action

Health service workers could strike later this month. NHS staff and managers voted overwhelming in favour of strike action today in protest at planned changes to public sector pensions.

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Over 11m Brits do not have home insurance

More than 11 million Britons do not have Home Contents Insurance, with more than four million admitting they would only get it after they had been burgled.

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11/05/2012
Doctors believe that more should be done to meet the needs of patients with multiple health problems and that the current NHS model is outdated and needs radical adjustments.
27/04/2012
Britons are risking their dental health because they can not afford the money or time off work to visit a dentist, research finds.
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